Archive 2021 · Cleansing one's sins
p.1 #1Cleansing one's sins
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Special holy days during the Kumbh Mela sees millions ( estimated 15 million this day ) pilgrims come to the Ganges river to cleanse their sins by dipping into the river after all the holy men precede them. The river is very cold, the crowds vast, something I have never experience before, and the rejoice catching.
This 3 generations of family most likely spent the entire night walking to the Ganges to await their turn in dunking their bodies to rejuvenate their souls and cleanse their sins. An amazing site to witness.
Aug 15, 2021 at 05:43 PM
p.1 #2Cleansing one's sins
Great image and thanks for the description. I love the black and white treatment and the amount of detail you captured.
Aug 16, 2021 at 05:41 AM
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Love the expression in their faces. Out of interest: is this Varanasi?
-Phil
-Phil
Aug 16, 2021 at 10:44 AM
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Another fabulous image from a different culture and religion.
Cheers Ray
Cheers Ray
Aug 16, 2021 at 11:58 PM
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PhilPDX wrote:
Love the expression in their faces. Out of interest: is this Varanasi?
-Phil
No, it's at Allahabad which is just over 100km from Varanasi. I was picked up at the Varanasi airport and it took about 10 hours to get to my camp which was roughly 10km away from the festival. I did spend 10 days in Varanasi after the festival...amazing humanity place.
Love the expression in their faces. Out of interest: is this Varanasi?
-Phil
No, it's at Allahabad which is just over 100km from Varanasi. I was picked up at the Varanasi airport and it took about 10 hours to get to my camp which was roughly 10km away from the festival. I did spend 10 days in Varanasi after the festival...amazing humanity place.
Aug 17, 2021 at 07:19 AM
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Thanks, Harry. I visited Varanasi in the early 1980s. Amazing place, you're right.
-Phil
-Phil
Aug 17, 2021 at 08:56 AM
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Another powerful image, Harry! I like the B&W conversion here, too.
Joshua
Joshua
Aug 17, 2021 at 09:38 AM
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PhilPDX wrote:
Love the expression in their faces. Out of interest: is this Varanasi?
-Phil
I had that same type of expression on my face as I jumped into the freezing Ganges at 5:00am. After 3 hours in the water, my teeth could not stop from chattering and I was glad to crawl out of the water and warm up.
Love the expression in their faces. Out of interest: is this Varanasi?
-Phil
I had that same type of expression on my face as I jumped into the freezing Ganges at 5:00am. After 3 hours in the water, my teeth could not stop from chattering and I was glad to crawl out of the water and warm up.
Aug 17, 2021 at 10:13 AM
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chez wrote:
I had that same type of expression on my face as I jumped into the freezing Ganges
I had that same type of expression on my face as I jumped into the freezing Ganges
Aug 17, 2021 at 02:22 PM
p.1 #10Cleansing one's sins
Very nice image! Black and white makes it much more striking!
Aug 18, 2021 at 05:34 AM
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I like this image. The Adidas logo adds a touch of the current to an ancient tradition.
Aug 18, 2021 at 04:46 PM
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Harry, I am really enjoying your series from Kumb mela! You have captured the emotions so well. Thanks for sharing.
Aug 20, 2021 at 08:01 AM
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snegron7 wrote:
Very nice image! Black and white makes it much more striking!
I agree...love B&W prints, especially travel / cultural images.
Very nice image! Black and white makes it much more striking!
I agree...love B&W prints, especially travel / cultural images.
Aug 21, 2021 at 03:05 PM
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Harry, Amazing picture, This picture perfectly captures the culture, sentiment, and emotion of an ancient world, I hail from.
Sep 01, 2021 at 02:04 PM
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roythegreat wrote:
Harry, Amazing picture, This picture perfectly captures the culture, sentiment, and emotion of an ancient world, I hail from.
You should be proud of your heritage and accompanying culture, it goes back so far in time. I would never get tired photographing the rituals and people along with the thousand(s) year old architectures.
Harry, Amazing picture, This picture perfectly captures the culture, sentiment, and emotion of an ancient world, I hail from.
You should be proud of your heritage and accompanying culture, it goes back so far in time. I would never get tired photographing the rituals and people along with the thousand(s) year old architectures.
Sep 01, 2021 at 03:38 PM
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Wonderful image andI think the B&W very effectively focuses on the expressions!
Sep 05, 2021 at 06:17 PM
p.1 #19Cleansing one's sins
Beautiful image The post processioning is exceptional 
The post processioning is exceptional Sep 06, 2021 at 12:29 AM